Drugstore Gem: Beauty and the Beast e.l.f. Collection!

I have been, am, and will always will be a GIANT Disney nerd. I love how warm and fuzzy they make you feel, how well the stories are written, and how I always end up feeling like a kid again. They’re the only movies I want to watch again, a lot of my music are soundtracks, my brother was The Beast during his senior year musical, and I was even Mary Poppins my senior year for the spring musical (I’ll insert a couple pictures for your viewing pleasure 🙂 )

End of “Jolly Holiday”

End of “Step in Time”

Final fly-out (That was literally the funnest thing I’ve ever done)

Fun Fact: My boyfriend was Bert 🙂 Best. Experience. Ever.

And this is how he asked me to prom. 😀

And yes, my blog was named after the famous song, A Spoonful of Sugar. 😉

So, you’ll imagine my shock and utter joy when I see my two favorite things together: makeup and Disney! Right as I turned into the beauty section of Walgreen’s, I saw THIS:

*insert Hallelujah chorus here AHHHHHHH

In this line, they’re selling lip balms,

Nail polish,

Makeup bags and beauty books,

Eyeshadow and face palettes,

and lip glosses and cream eyeshadows

I should also note that there were a couple of Aladdin products on clearance below and other Disney princess makeup bags at another location, which makes me think that this is a series. But, Beauty and the Beast has to be my favorite Disney princess movie of ALL TIME. Probably because of the hair similarity, haha!

I had to drag myself away so as not to give into my temptation of buying everything on the shelf, so I compromised by just buying a bag, a lip gloss, and a cream eyeshadow. I had pretty high expectations for this because e.l.f. is one of the better lines at the drugstore in terms of quality.

So, I soon as I got home, I knocked these bad boys out and started swatching!

My eye was just drawn to this bag.

It retails for $7.99. It has a handle sewn into the side, but I’m not usually a fan of those, so it luckily unhooks from the side so I can tuck it in the bag when I zip it. It just says “Belle” on the front and has the balcony scene just after the memorable ballad, Beauty and the Beast, sung by Mrs. Potts herself. 😉

It also has a lovely pink print of Beauty and the Beast dancing, along with a single rose to be exchanged for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away- OH MY GOODNESS. Is my nerdiness too much for you yet? 🙂

There’s not really much to review here. It’s not the most wonderfully crafted bag ever made, but for the mega Disney nerd like me, it’s a wonderful piece to my collection.

Next, I tried the one of the Super Glossy Lip Shines ($2.99) in the shade Mrs. Potts, which is advertised as a nude pink.

It also comes in shades Belle, a peachy pink, and Rose, a typical rosy red. At first swatch, I was like HOLY PIGMENT. THIS IS GORGEOUS. The color was so opaque, glossy, and seemed very comfortable. A little thick and goopy, but I’d be willing to let it go for that much color payoff. It also has a pretty strong watermelon smell, which I like, but if that’s not your thing, you may want to steer clear of this one.

But here’s where things get a little…wah.

I applied it to my lips, but because of the consistency of the gloss, the color just patched where it initially wanted to go. Then, once I finally smoothed all of the gloss out, the color was gone and it was basically just a clear lip gloss. I can’t vouch for the other colors because I haven’t tried them, but I hope the color payoff is better with those. But as for Mrs. Potts, I found that, although it was very glossy, it still stuck to the dry patches on my lips, which can be remedied by using the elf lip exfoliator (it’s an elf kind of day), and then topping off with a nice balm. But this one wasn’t my favorite.

Finally, I tried the “An Enchanted Tale” Eyeshadow and Eyeliner smudge pot ($4.99) in the shade Belle , which is a gooooorgeous, brassy gold shade. It also comes in Beast, and as you might expect, this is a light, shimmery brown.

At first swatch, it was so. stinking. creamy. Like even creamier than Maybelline Color Tattoos (which are wonderful!), almost a mousse-like texture. Like the gloss swatch, it was SO pigmented, but fortunately it was just as pigmented on the eyes! Here’s a swatch:

I can’t rave about this enough. It’s creamy, pigmented, long-wearing, and only 5$! If you love gold shades, I totally suggest giving this a try, especially if you’re a Disney enthusiast! This is a wonderful every day shade, and makes a great base for other shadows if you want to build on top of it. Although, I will say that because it is just SO creamy, it’s a little difficult to initially get it out of the pot because it starts to build up on your finger, so I would suggest using a brush you don’t particularly care about to apply. 😉 DEFINITELY would recommend!

Well, there you go! There’s my review/haul of the elf Beauty and the Beast collection! Who is your favorite Disney princess? Leave a comment down below, as well as any recommendations you have for future posts! Until next time, keep strong, be kind, and stay beautiful. 🙂

I can’t vouch for the quality of the other smudge pots because I haven’t tried them, but I think they’re just as good as the Color Tattoos, especially with the novelty of it being Disney. They’re just a different texture. For $5, I say give it a try! Hope this helped! Anyone else tried the elf smudge pots?